The Cat, A play in one Act.

The Cat, A play in one Act.

An image of a digital clock is projected in red on the black curtains. The clock reads 6:00 am. The curtains part, and there is darkness. Then we hear a mornfull sound…

“Hello? Hellooo? Hellooooo? Helloooooooooo? Helloooooooooooo?”

( The lights come on suddenly, and you see me getting out of bed) “Jezzus! What? What do you want?”

Cat: “Oh! Hi friend! I’m hungry!”(weaves in and out of my feet)” Hungry! Hungry! Hungry! Hungry! I love you! Hungry! Hungry!”

Me: “Damnit! Out of the way, Yes, I’ll feed you!”

Cat: (stopping every half foot to turn around, causing me to trip over him) “Are you coming? Over here? Hungry! I love you! Hungry! Hungry! I love you! Are you coming?”

(I pick up his bowl and put food into it) There you go!

Cat: "Oh thank you! So Hungry!" (chomp, crunch)

( I get a cup of coffee and just as I sit on the couch, the cat comes walking up)

Cat: "Oh! Hello friend! I’m so hungry! (weaves in and out of my feet) Hungry! so hungry! hungry! hungry! I love you! hungry! hungry!"

Me: “You could not have eaten that fast! “( I go into the kitchen,  and the dog has eaten all the cat food) “Why did you let the dog eat your food?”

Cat: “Well, I started to eat, but then I wandered over there and was licking my butt, and well…”

Me: “Fine!” (I give him more food) “There you go!”

Cat: “Oh thank you! thank you! So hungry!”(chomp, crunch)

 (just as I sit on the couch to drink my coffee, the cat comes walking up)

Cat: "Oh! Hi friend! I sure am hungry!" (again, the dog has eaten his food)

Me: "If you would just fricking eat, the dog would stop stealing your food!"

Cat: "I started to, but then there was my butt, and…"

Me: "Ok, This is the last time…. ( I fill his bowl, and stand there. He takes about three bites, and wanders off, so I put the bowl up where the dog can't get it. I get my coffee, and go to check my email. As soon as I sit down, I hear the cat…)

Cat: “Hello? Hellooo? Hellooooo? Helloooooooooo? Helloooooooooooo? Hellooooooooooooooooo?” ( Each vocalization is lower than the previous. It sounds like he is dying)

Me: “What? What do you want?”

Cat: “Oh! Hi friend! I’m really hungry!”(weaves in and out of my feet)” hungry! hungry! hungry! hungry! I love you! hungry! really hungry!”

( we go into the kitchen, I get down his bowl) “there you go!”

Cat: (he sniffs it) "It’s old! I want good fresh new food!"

( I pick up the bowl and shake it, then put it down again) “there you go!”

Cat: "Yes! Delicious fresh new food! Yum! (chomp, crunch)

( again he eats about two bites, and wanders off, so again I put the bowl up where the dog can't get it, and again go to check my email.

As soon as I sit down, I hear the cat…)

Cat: “Hello? Hellooo? Hellooooo? Helloooooooooo? Helloooooooooooo? Hellooooooooooooooooo?”

Me: “What? What? What do you want?”

Cat: “Oh! Hi friend! I’m hungry!”(weaves in and out of my feet)” Hungry! hungry! hungry! hungry! I love you! hungry! hungry!”

( again we go into the kitchen, again I get down his bowl) “there you go!”

Cat: (he sniffs it) “It’s old...”

Me: “Eat your goddamn food!”

(Again, As soon as I sit down, I hear the cat…)

Cat: “Hello? Hellooo? Hellooooo? Helloooooooooo? Helloooooooooooo? Hellooooooooooooooooo?”

I come into the living room, and just stare at him.

Cat: “Hungry...”

(Of course, the dog has eaten his food)

Me: “Why?”

Cat: “You didn’t shake it”

(Curtains close)